March 2023 - Twittering Machines

#NewMusicFriday: March 24, 2023

March 24, 2023 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Kelly Lee Owens | LP.8.2

March 24, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

“abstract industrial beauty”

Review: Lejonklou Slipsik 8 MM Phono Stage

March 23, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Fredrik Lejonklou is the man behind the company that bears his name and he’s got interesting ideas about hifi design, beginning with his stated goal: “I don’t really care whether it sounds ‘correct’ – I care about how it feels.”

Review: Hegel V10 Phono Preamp

March 21, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

When I think of Hegel Music Systems, I think quality, nicely balanced sound, and great value. The Hegel V10 Phono Preamp resembles these remarks in the best possible ways.

Luxman’s New D-07X Digital Player: Discs and a DAC

March 18, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Luxman’s yummy new D-07X Digital Player plays CDs, SACDs, MQA CDs, 32-bit/768 kHz PCM, and 22.4 MHz DSD files via its USB input. Discs and a DAC.

#NewMusicFriday: March 17, 2023

March 17, 2023 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Lia Kohl | The Ceiling Reposes

March 17, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

You had me at cello.

Review: Aurorasound VIDA Prima Phono Stage

March 16, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Take one look at the Aurorasound VIDA Prima, take another look at the Leben CS600X I call my own, and you have the beginning of a story.

In Barn for Review: BAT VK-80i Integrated Amplifier

March 15, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Holy 6C33C-B! BAT-man!

NAD’s New $349 CS1 Endpoint Network Streamer

March 14, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Interested in easily adding streaming to your hifi without breaking the bank?

The New Meitner PRE Preamplifier: Pure Class A Power

March 14, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Ed Meitner believes that “an analog preamp acts as the heart of every music system“. Who am I to argue with Ed Meitner over matters of the heart?

Darko.Audio Podcast #44: Room Acoustics + dCS, Schiit, Wharfedale & Campfire

March 13, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Imagine you just bought the latest greatest 83″ OLED TV and installed it in your kitchen cupboard that’s 74″ wide and 36″ deep.

#NewMusicFriday: March 10, 2023

March 10, 2023 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Sorry | Anywhere But Here

March 10, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Sorry’s album Anywhere But Here has been bringing a smile to my face and twisted skip to my step since its release last year.

Review: MoFi StudioPhono Phono Stage

March 9, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

There are any number of reasons to be interested in and/or buy a piece of hifi gear. One of the beautiful things about hifi is every reason is a good reason, or if you prefer, no reason is a bad reason. That’s simply the way […]

Silent Angel’s Rhein Z1 Server Gets The Plus Treatment

March 8, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

The new Silent Angel Rhein Z1 Plus Server improves on the original with a number of upgrads while offering the ability to simultaneously supply up to 10 audio outputs.

Road Tour: GTT Audio/Vivid Audio Speakers

March 6, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Last Friday morn’, I took a short drive over a river and through the woods to the home of GTT Audio, the Long Valley, NJ-based dealer/distributor, to hear a bunch of Vivid (Audio) Speakers.

#NewMusicFriday: March 3, 2023

March 3, 2023 Stephen Mejias

Each Friday, Stephen Mejias, AudioQuest’s Director of Communications and former Stereophile and Audiostream columnist, will browse through the many exciting albums released that day and select 15 worth a closer listen.

Album of the Week: Arooj Aftab / Vijay Iyer / Shahzad Ismaily | Love in Exile

March 3, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Super group.

Review: Schiit Mani 2 MM/MC Phono Preamp

March 2, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

I can remember when being a kid with a pocketful of change offered a world of adventures.

The New HANA-Umami Blue MC Phono Cartridge (yum)

March 1, 2023 Michael Lavorgna

Now that word is out about my Phono Stage Survey, friends and readers alike are whispering in my ear about all things analog and one cartridge that keeps coming up is the HANA ML.